Payroll Officer

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Recruiting Finance/Accountancy Professionals in Greater London, South of England & East of England

Payroll Officer

Location: Watford (Remote)

Contract: Temporary (3 months initial)

Start Date: ASAP

*Fully Remote Working*

Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a charity in Watford for a Payroll Officer to join the team on a fully remote basis for a 3-month initial contract. The Payroll Officer will deliver a confidential, accurate, professional and effective payroll service within agreed timelines. Ensuring compliance with internal policies, procedures, statutory regulations and third-party requirements

Main Responsibilities

  • Checking and updating an integrated eHR/payroll database, to effect changes to salary, other payroll related data, including statutory and collective changes
  • Process statutory notifications and payments (e.g. SMP, SSP), voluntary deductions, third party payments and occupational entitlements, ensuring accuracy of calculations
  • Administer accurate and timely changes to pension contributions consistent with policies and auto-enrolment legislation
  • Work to agreed service standards and maintaining clear audit trails of remedial actions taken and changes made
  • Apply internal control procedures, checking system generated reports to ensure the integrity of submitted changes to the payroll and ensuring that significant variations are followed through and corrective action taken to avoid under/overpayments

Candidate Criteria

  • CIPP national payroll certificate or equivalent work related experience
  • Experience using Oracle Payroll in a similar setting along with high-level Excel usage
  • Experience of contributing to the delivery of an effective payroll service, preferably within the charity sector
  • Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.

Seniority level

  • Seniority level

    Associate

Employment type

  • Employment type

    Temporary

Job function

  • Job function

    Accounting/Auditing and Finance
  • Industries

    Accounting and Financial Services

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Service Care Solutions provided pay range

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Recruiting Finance/Accountancy Professionals in Greater London, South of England & East of England

Payroll Officer

Location: Watford (Remote)

Contract: Temporary (3 months initial)

Start Date: ASAP

*Fully Remote Working*

Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a charity in Watford for a Payroll Officer to join the team on a fully remote basis for a 3-month initial contract. The Payroll Officer will deliver a confidential, accurate, professional and effective payroll service within agreed timelines. Ensuring compliance with internal policies, procedures, statutory regulations and third-party requirements

Main Responsibilities

  • Checking and updating an integrated eHR/payroll database, to effect changes to salary, other payroll related data, including statutory and collective changes
  • Process statutory notifications and payments (e.g. SMP, SSP), voluntary deductions, third party payments and occupational entitlements, ensuring accuracy of calculations
  • Administer accurate and timely changes to pension contributions consistent with policies and auto-enrolment legislation
  • Work to agreed service standards and maintaining clear audit trails of remedial actions taken and changes made
  • Apply internal control procedures, checking system generated reports to ensure the integrity of submitted changes to the payroll and ensuring that significant variations are followed through and corrective action taken to avoid under/overpayments

Candidate Criteria

  • CIPP national payroll certificate or equivalent work related experience
  • Experience using Oracle Payroll in a similar setting along with high-level Excel usage
  • Experience of contributing to the delivery of an effective payroll service, preferably within the charity sector
  • Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.

Seniority level

  • Seniority level

    Associate

Employment type

  • Employment type

    Temporary

Job function

  • Job function

    Accounting/Auditing and Finance

  • Industries

    Accounting and Financial Services

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Service Care Solutions by 2x

Get notified about new Payroll Officer jobs in United Kingdom.

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Payroll Overpayment Project Administrator FTC

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Posted: April 11th, 2026